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November 1st, 2005

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'The Painted Phantom' Makes a Rolls-Royce a Different Kind of Work of Art

Toronto - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Toronto, a division of Toronto's Grand Touring Automobiles, and renowned artist Robert Jennings have made art history, turning a Rolls-Royce Phantom motor car into a spectacular work of art, unveiled at a red-carpet event at 87 Avenue Road in the Hazelton Lanes shopping enclave, by Nogolide Nojozi, the Consul-General of South Africa in Toronto and co-host for the evening.

The Painted Phantom will remain on display until the first day of December, 2005.

"We are so honoured - I consider it a privilege to play a role in supporting this unprecedented artistic endeavour," said David Geneen, President and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Toronto. "We have always considered ourselves to be first and foremost an art gallery that just happens to display art that you can drive away in!"

As an artist, Robert Jennings' philosophy is to beautify the ordinary and add sensational colour. A car has been on his mind for a while now, and meeting Geneen set the wheels in motion for the Painted Phantom. Why a Rolls-Royce? "Well", says Jennings, "the Phantom is the most beautiful piece of machinery I've ever seen…It is the perfect blend of artistic industrial design. It's a sculpture in its own right".

Jennings' works have been featured in established galleries and museums around the world. Born in England and raised and educated in South Africa, Jennings studied at the prestigious Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Capetown. He keeps studios in Tortola, B.V.I. and Costa Rica. His works can be seen at eArtist.com.

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